A review by aprilyang1
A Merry Little Meet Cute by Sierra Simone, Julie Murphy

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I was pretty excited for this book, but it did not live up to my expectations. I loved the concept of it, but I felt like it wasn’t executed the way I excepted it or needed it to. 

A major reason I didn’t love it was because it felt superficial and stereotypical. The characters could have been so much more complex if they were fleshed out more. Everything felt very surface level and childish. There were so many details I wish the authors went into more but didn’t and it felt unfinished and unsatisfying. The characters who were apart of the sex industry also felt very stereotypical, almost as if that aspect was their whole personality. Also, Bee and Nolan are grown adults… yet every choice felt very high school romance. I wish Bee had more of character development arc because it felt like a majority of the end relied on Nolan’s decisions. Bee was claiming she no longer wanted to be a certain type of way when it came to her relationships, yet she allowed the same thing to repeat just because of Nolan.

However, despite all the things I did not enjoy, this book was extremely sex positive. It just felt reassuring and supportive in so many ways. It was interesting because I’ve never read anything with this sort of representation. Did the characters in the sex industry feel a little stereotypical? Yes… but there were aspects I could appreciate. 

I enjoyed the ending and the concept, but was definitely disappointed.